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Malacocottus

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Malacocottus is a genus of fatheads native to the northern Pacific Ocean. Malacocottus are typically occupied in the benthic zone near the bottom of the northern Pacific Ocean.^[2]

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:^[3]

Malacocottus aleuticus (Smith,1904)
Malacocottus gibber Ki. Sakamoto, 1930
Malacocottus kincaidi C. H. Gilbert & J. C. Thompson, 1905 (Blackfin sculpin)
Malacocottus zonurus T. H. Bean, 1890 (Darkfin sculpin)

FishBase recognizes 4 species in this genus but other authorities treat M. aleuticus as a synonym of M. zonurus.^[4]

References

^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Psychrolutidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^ Stevenson, Duane E. (March 2015). "The Validity of Nominal Species of Malacocottus (Teleostei: Cottiformes: Psychrolutidae) Known from the Eastern North Pacific with a Key to the Species". Copeia. 103 (1): 22–33. doi:10.1643/CI-14-074. S2CID 85952531. ProQuest 1675191904.
^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). Species of Malacocottus in FishBase. February 2023 version.
^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Malacocottus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

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Malacocottus: Brief Summary

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Malacocottus is a genus of fatheads native to the northern Pacific Ocean. Malacocottus are typically occupied in the benthic zone near the bottom of the northern Pacific Ocean.

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